HB450 Alabama 2014 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Negotiating a worthless negotiable instrument, crime of, electronic drafts included, Sec. 13A-9-13.1 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a person commits the
crime of negotiating a worthless negotiable
instrument if he or she negotiates or delivers the
instrument for a thing of value and with the
intent, knowledge, or expectation that it will not
be honored by the drawee</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would specify that the term
"negotiable instrument" includes electronic drafts</p><p class="bill_description">
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the
Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general
law whose purpose or effect would be to require a
new or increased expenditure of local funds from
becoming effective with regard to a local
governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote
unless: it comes within one of a number of
specified exceptions; it is approved by the
affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates
funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to
the entity for the purpose</p><p class="bill_description">
The purpose or effect of this bill would be
to require a new or increased expenditure of local
funds within the meaning of the amendment. However,
the bill does not require approval of a local
governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to
become effective because it comes within one of the
specified exceptions contained in the amendment</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 13A-9-13.1, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to the crime of negotiating a worthless negotiable
instrument; to specify that a negotiable instrument includes
electronic drafts; and in connection therewith would have as
its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased
expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621
of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as
Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
</p>
Subjects
Crimes and Offenses
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 3, 2014 | H | Delivered to Governor at 4:45 p.m. on April 3, 2014. |
| April 3, 2014 | H | Assigned Act No. 2014-444. |
| April 3, 2014 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| April 3, 2014 | S | Signature Requested |
| April 3, 2014 | H | Enrolled |
| April 3, 2014 | H | Passed Second House |
| April 3, 2014 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1183 |
| April 3, 2014 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| March 19, 2014 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 13, 2014 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
| March 11, 2014 | H | Engrossed |
| March 11, 2014 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 719 |
| March 11, 2014 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 718 |
| March 11, 2014 | H | Financial Services Amendment Offered |
| March 11, 2014 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 20, 2014 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| February 11, 2014 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Financial Services |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB450 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB450 Alabama 2014 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB450 Alabama 2014 Session - Enrolled |